Effective Date: August 27, 2025
At ScubaHankNYC (https://scubahanknyc.com), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how your data may be shared when you visit or interact with this website.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://scubahanknyc.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if linked via Gravatar) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
We also use the Akismet Anti-Spam Service to filter spam comments. Akismet may collect information about commenters including IP address, user agent, referrer, site URL, and the comment content itself. This information is processed only for spam detection.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images posted on the website.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, cookies store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is stored in your browser indicating the post ID of the article just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you are logged in to that service (for example, YouTube, Vimeo, or Instagram).
Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Visitor comments may be checked through Akismet’s automated spam detection service.
- We do not sell or trade your personal data.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in moderation.
- For users that register on our site (if available), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Requests can be made via the contact form on this website.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through Akismet’s spam detection service. Some analytics or performance data may also be processed by third-party services such as Jetpack (if active).
GDPR (European Union Visitors)
If you are located in the European Union, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right to Access – You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification – You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to Erasure – You may request that we delete your personal data, except where retention is required by law.
- Right to Restrict Processing – You may request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to Data Portability – You may request to receive your data in a machine-readable format or transfer it to another controller.
- Right to Object – You may object to how your personal data is processed, including for direct marketing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact form on this website.
CCPA (California Residents)
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives you specific rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Know – You may request details on the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
- Right to Delete – You may request deletion of the personal information we hold about you (subject to exceptions under CCPA).
- Right to Opt Out – We do not sell your personal data. However, if we ever change our data practices, you will have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information.
- Right to Non-Discrimination – We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
To make a CCPA request, please contact us using the contact form on this website.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.”
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us through the contact form on scubahanknyc.com.